South Mississippi

Visiting Pet Teams of South Mississippi is a 501 (c) 3 non-profit organization that is established to enhance lives, reduce loneliness, and create motivation by utilizing registered therapy dogs and their handlers to participate in Animal Assisted Activities (AAA) and Animal Assisted Therapy (AAT). All of our active members are registered exclusively through Pet Partners

What we do…

Our caring volunteers and their sweet dogs spread love and sunshine in hospitals, nursing centers, assistant living centers and libraries!

We are a proud Pet Partners' Community Partner

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Facilities We Serve

Hospitals

Garden Park Hospital

Gulfport Memorial Hospital

Keesler Medical Center (Air Force Base)

Ocean Springs Hospital

Singing River Hospital

VA Medical Center

Nursing Homes

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Brookdale Senior Living

Dixie White House

Driftwood Nursing Center

Gulfport Care Center

Lakeview Nursing Center

Ocean Springs Nursing Center

Seashore Highlands

Woodland Village

Assistant Living Centers

Chapman Oaks

Lemoyne Place

One Magnolia

Hospice Center

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St. Joseph Hospice

Rehabilitation Hospital

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Healthsouth

Libraries

East Hancock Library

Orange Grove Library

Pascagoula Library

Pass Christian Library

Who we impact…

In 2019, our volunteers and their therapy dogs served over 1,500 hours spreading love and compassion to people who needed it the most!

How to get involved…

We offer New Member Orientation meetings every month (except July and December) on the second Saturday at 9:30 a.m. Please join us to learn the steps to become a registered therapy dog team.